Saint Jacob
Saint Jacob is a church in Ios, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands. Saint Jacob is situated nearby to the church Saint Demetrius, as well as near Παναγία Μυρτιδιώτισσα.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Paleokastro of Ios and Tomb of Homer.
Paleokastro of Ios
Castle
Photo: Enpatrais, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Palaiokastro is a castle built in the eastern part of the Aegean island of Ios, 17 km from Chora. Today, the ruins left are parts of the walls and ruins of its internal buildings. Paleokastro of Ios is situated 3½ km east of Saint Jacob.
Odysseas Elytis Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Odysseas Elytis Theater in Ios, Greece is an open-air theater of the ancient Greek style designed by the architect Peter Haupt, a professor of architecture at the University of Berlin. Odysseas Elytis Theatre is situated 4 km southwest of Saint Jacob.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agia Theodoti and Ios.
Agia Theodoti
Village
Photo: Stefanos Kofopoulos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Agia Theodoti is a settlement on the island Ios in the regional unit of Thira, in the region of South Aegean, according to the Kallikratis reform. Prior to the Kallikratis and the Kapodistrias reforms, it belonged to the province of Thira in the prefecture of Cyclades, in the geographical group of Aegean Islands.
Ios
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ios is a small island of the Cyclades group. It is a part of the Cyclades Islands in the south of Greece. Ios is a short ferry ride from Santorini, making an extended holiday or even a day trip a viable option.
Chora
Town
Photo: Joshua Doubek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chora or Hora, officially Ios, is the capital town of Ios Island in Greece and is the largest settlement on the island. It contains many of the island's facilities of tourism such as hotels and apartments. Chora is situated 4 km southwest of Saint Jacob.
Saint Jacob
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Greek Orthodox
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Ios, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
36.75268° or 36° 45′ 10″ northLongitude
25.30834° or 25° 18′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8G87Q835+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 724566044OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=greek_orthodox
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In Other Languages
“Saint Jacob” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άγιος Ιάκωβος”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Demetrius and Παναγία Μυρτιδιώτισσα.
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